Psalms 54:3

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

For strangers have risen up against me And terrible ones have sought my soul, They have not set God before them. Selah.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 86:14 : 14 O God, the proud have risen up against me, And a company of the terrible sought my soul, And have not placed Thee before them,
  • Ps 36:1 : 1 To the Overseer. -- By a servant of Jehovah, by David. The transgression of the wicked Is affirming within my heart, `Fear of God is not before his eyes,
  • Ps 40:14 : 14 They are ashamed and confounded together, Who are seeking my soul to destroy it, They are turned backward, And are ashamed, who are desiring my evil.
  • Ps 53:4 : 4 Have not workers of iniquity known, Those eating my people have eaten bread, God they have not called.
  • Ps 59:3-5 : 3 For, lo, they laid wait for my soul, Assembled against me are strong ones, Not my transgression nor my sin, O Jehovah. 4 Without punishment they run and prepare themselves, Stir up to meet me, and see. 5 And Thou, Jehovah, God of Hosts, God of Israel, Awake to inspect all the nations. Favour not any treacherous dealers of iniquity. Selah.
  • Ps 69:8 : 8 A stranger I have been to my brother, And a foreigner to sons of my mother.
  • Matt 27:20-23 : 20 And the chief priests and the elders did persuade the multitudes that they might ask for themselves Barabbas, and might destroy Jesus; 21 and the governor answering said to them, `Which of the two will ye `that' I shall release to you?' And they said, `Barabbas.' 22 Pilate saith to them, `What then shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ?' They all say to him, `Let be crucified!' 23 And the governor said, `Why, what evil did he?' and they were crying out the more, saying, `Let be crucified.'
  • John 16:3 : 3 and these things they will do to you, because they did not know the Father, nor me.
  • Job 19:13-15 : 13 My brethren from me He hath put far off, And mine acquaintances surely Have been estranged from me. 14 Ceased have my neighbours And my familiar friends have forgotten me, 15 Sojourners of my house and my maids, For a stranger reckon me: An alien I have been in their eyes.
  • Ps 16:8 : 8 I did place Jehovah before me continually, Because -- at my right hand I am not moved.
  • Ps 22:16 : 16 And to the dust of death thou appointest me, For surrounded me have dogs, A company of evil doers have compassed me, Piercing my hands and my feet.

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    14O God, the proud have risen up against me, And a company of the terrible sought my soul, And have not placed Thee before them,

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    2O God, hear my prayer, Give ear to the sayings of my mouth,

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    2For, lo, Thine enemies do roar, And those hating Thee have lifted up the head,

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